Hi Mike, I am a home soap maker and love experiementing with different recipes. I read your post, particularly about formulating over 2yrs. Soapers usually insist that soap is strictly a wash away the grime product and that it does not moisturise. In my experience some soap formulas leave my skin feeling soft and smooth while others can be a little more drying. So my question is, over the course of formulating soap do you find that soap is strictly wash away or can it be moisturising? Do some fatty acids produce a moisturising effect?